Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Germany instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.81
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.30
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.26
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$21.00
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.78
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.42
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.84
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.55
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.28
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.63
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.45
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.35
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.40
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$226.36
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$40.03
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$947.69
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.42
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.18
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$120.40
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$30.16
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$285.86
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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